The West Side History Walk Book Collection
The West Side History Walk Book Collection
Buy our West Side History Walk Book Collection and save! The West Side of Sharon is home to the historic West Hill, full of grand mansions, churches, and more, plus a thriving section of the downtown business district.
The West Hill: Irvine Avenue and West State Street (28 pages, 5.5 x 8.5")
Main, North Irvine and Ellsworth (32 pages, 5.5 x 8.5")
Revisiting West State Street (44 pages, 5.5 x 8.5")
The West Hill: Irvine Avenue and West State Street (28 pages, 5.5 x 8.5")
HIGHLIGHTS
First Church of Christ Scientist
Church of the Sacred Heart and its school buildings
The Wayne Building
First Baptist Church
The former Baptist/Methodist cemetery whose graves were moved to Oakwood Cemetery
Carley mansion
Williams mansion
McIntyre mansion
J. V. Rose mansion
DeForeest mansion
Bicycling the West Hill in 1894 Claims Victim
Perkins mansion and estate
Stevenson mansion
Other notable West Hill mansions
Color 1920 Sanborn Map Co map showing every structure in the tour area
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Main, North Irvine and Ellsworth (32 pages, 5.5 x 8.5")
HIGHLIGHTS
South Main Avenue businesses and residences
Moose Club/U.S. Sen. James J. Davis
Author and world traveler Sarah Graham Morrison
N.Y. Central Railroad depot
Erie Railroad depot
Businesses on North Main Street
Ivor J. Lee plumbing and its manufacturing plant
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church and its three previous churches destroyed by fire
Stevenson mansion
West Hill Elementary School site and former ballfield
The tragic death of 4-year-old Leah Dilley
Biggin's Dairy plant
Original Ruth AME Zion Church
Railroad bridges
Geological survey markers
Color 1920 Sanborn Map Co map showing every structure in the tour area
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Revisiting West State Street (44 pages, 5.5 x 8.5")
HIGHLIGHTS
Luna/Nuluna theater block
The Sharon Store/Strouss Hirshbergs/The Winner
"AMJ" building/former Reyer's shoe store/newsstand
Alpha Theater/Lurie Building
Morgan Grand opera house
Porter Way
Columbia Theatre
Goldstein’s/Laskey’s furniture store
Salvation Army Citadel and Sharon Telegraph buildings
Mid-1800s William and Katie Budd home that later became a hotel/lunch room
Mid-100 block of West State, including the Luse Building
Applegate Block/Dinner Bell
Carver House hotel and opera house
Daus barbershop
Exchange Hotel/Johnston Furniture/Phoenix Restaurant
Demolished west side of West State Street during urban renewal
Color 1920 Sanborn Map Co map showing every structure in the tour area